Webb tops in performance-based pay

March 13, 2013|By Brad Biggs, Tribune reporter

Chicago Bears left tackle J'Marcus Webb led the team in performance-based pay for the 2012 season, earning more than half of his base salary for the year.

Webb earned $275,360 in performance-based pay, according to documents reviewed by the Tribune, easily putting him atop the organization. Performance-based pay is distributed to every club with a formula based on playing time and a player’s salary. The more playing time and the lower the player’s salary, the higher the performance-based pay.

Webb likely was unseated from his starting spot Tuesday when the Bears signed free-agent left tackle Jermon Bushrod.

Because Webb’s base salary for 2012 was only $540,000 and he was on the field for all 1,046 offensive snaps, he easily topped the chart. Accordingly, wide receiver Brandon Marshall will receive $14,062. He was on the field for 92.6 percent of the offensive snaps but had a base salary of $9.3 million. Each team is allotted $3.46 million for performance-based pay.